Mercedes the beads are pretty expensive (that's what I used). I would check with the hospital before making. I remove the bead sleeve before washing ... don't know that you'd find anyone at the hospital who would be willing to take care of them ... if used by more than one child it would need washing quite often. JMT

I'm not a young something, I'm an old something and I LOVE LOVE the quilt. Grandchildren are so special and like you I would do anything for mine. No truer words were spoken than what you said about your grandson.
I do want to ask did you use 3 different grays? The blue certainly hit the spot.
Oh and the random triangle look is very very popular on many blogs. You hit the nail on the head. thanks for sharing.

Thank you ladies. The rainbow effect came out perfect but it was a lot work crawling around on the floor .... it's my favorite quilt on my bed at the moment. I agree sometimes the jelly roll technique doesn't come out .... they do make nice charity quilts. Thanks again.

I made a controlled aka 1600 quilt from my scraps. I layed out each row then stitched.
I did hear Jenny from Missouri Quilts say to sew the jelly rolls strips just as they come off the roll. I haven't tried that method yet. I believe it was on her youtube video.